Chapter 654: Departing and Returning, Water Content

Just as Aoruipusi was fretting over what excuse to use to summon those Elf families who hadn't come, a clansman suddenly came to report that the Patriarch of the Diamond Dew family had come to "have tea"!

"Quick, invite him in! Invite him in!"

Aoruipusi stood up subconsciously and said hurriedly.

It wasn't because the Diamond Dew family was so powerful that it made him panic; after all, no matter how powerful Diamond Dew was, it wasn't one of those Upper Families that possessed the "Name of the Sun," "Name of the Moon," or "Name of the Star."

The reason Aoruipusi was so excited was that this Patriarch of the Diamond Dew family was the very person he had just personally seen off.

It was rare for Elves to leave and then immediately return; if such a situation occurred, there must have been some unexpected event.

And since the other party had come to find him, what else could they talk about besides the boarding list?

Aoruipusi was feeling happy that his family was about to gain a new foundation!

……

Although they called it having tea, the moment the two Elves met, before they could even take a sip, the Diamond Dew family's Patriarch, Heli, spoke impatiently, "It is truly too rude, it is all that human lord's fault!"

Aoruipusi knew an accident had occurred, but he truly didn't know the inside story before; hearing Heli say it was related to the human lord, he hurriedly expressed his concern, "What is wrong? Has something happened on the human lord's side?"

"He actually wants to let a group of human Merchants board our ship! And he has already started registering them!" Heli said indignantly.

In his view, that fleet already belonged to the Elves; no matter how the Elves squabbled among themselves, in the end, only Elves would board it, and this was also the main reason he hadn't agreed to the conditions Aoruipusi had proposed earlier.

Elves still cared about face; at the very least, they could force some family members onto the ship. Although it was a bit shameful, when it came to the survival of the family, what was face worth!

But now that it involved humans, the situation was a bit different.

Heli hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and stated his intention directly, "Patriarch Aoruipusi, I know you can influence the human lord. Please, you must secure a quota for the entire Diamond Dew family to board!"

The so-called influencing the human lord was actually the influence relationship of the Silver Leaf Family toward the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce, and the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce toward the Savile Territory.

A member of the Silver Leaf Family had once married a human and even produced a family in the human world; this was no secret, and there was no need to deliberately inquire about it, as this event had only happened a little over a hundred years ago, and it had been very sensational at the time.

For Elves, the memory was very deep.

In the past, this would have been considered a scandal, but now it was an excellent opportunity. Since the Silver Leaf Family arrived in the Savile Territory, they had moved directly into the manor of the master of the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce, which showed that the Silver Leaf Family was also making full use of this influence.

As for the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce's influence on the Savile Territory, almost every Elf who had done business in Konnifila City knew the name of the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce. This was a chamber of commerce that had started by relying on its owner possessing Elf blood to act as a middleman between humans and Elves.

In this process, the figure of the Silver Leaf Family was never absent; if it weren't for the permission of the Silver Leaf Family, how could a human chamber of commerce constantly contact and visit Elves in the name of the Silver Leaf Family!

Therefore, when Aoruipusi hinted that he could influence the final boarding list, almost no Elf would doubt it; to doubt this would be to doubt the influence of the Elves themselves, wouldn't it?

And Elves would rather pay a certain price to an intermediary Elf than let humans benefit. Perhaps they also knew that the human lord might be involved, but as long as they believed it didn't exist, then it didn't exist.

This was the Elves; sometimes they were adorably good at deceiving themselves and "others"!

……

When Heli said "please secure" in front of Aoruipusi, in Aoruipusi's view, this was almost equivalent to being slaughtered, but also because of that damned sense of face, Aoruipusi couldn't truly demand whatever he wanted.

If he really did that, he would only be making an enemy for himself, not a friend, or rather—a customer.

"Since Patriarch Heli trusts me so much, I will certainly not fail the commission and will strive to let all members of your family board the ship."

"Thank you, thank you, Patriarch Aoruipusi!"

Both Elves tacitly avoided mentioning any conditions, but they both knew that if the conditions Aoruipusi had hinted at earlier were not met, then the boarding quota would basically be impossible to obtain.

Just as the two Elves were preparing to exchange a few more pleasantries, a young member of the Silver Leaf Family suddenly came to report that another Elf had come to "have tea"!

Heli left tactfully, and Aoruipusi began a new round of reception work.

……

Meanwhile, in the northern district of Savile Town, in an Elf-style manor by the river that had been temporarily requisitioned to house Elves, inside an independent cabin in the woods, the only 12 members of the Chenfeng Family were facing a difficult decision.

The city they had originally lived in was breached by the Drow in a silent night, and their family members were almost completely lost, leaving only these last twelve members.

And these last twelve Elves would also shoulder the heavy responsibility of inheriting and strengthening the Chenfeng Family.

But now—

Kadereila suppressed the anger in his heart. He looked at his brothers and sisters, trying to imitate his grandfather's indifferent way of handling things, but in the end, his fury still erupted:

"Is the Silver Leaf Family really an Elf family, or a vampire family? How dare he make such a request! Is the Inheritance Classics of the Chenfeng Family something his tiny Silver Leaf Family can covet? It makes me so angry!"

Although the Chenfeng Family was not an Upper Family with the "Name of the Sun, Moon, or Star," crushing a tiny Silver Leaf Family in their prime would not have been a problem.

But now that Aoruipusi had hinted that he could exchange the boarding quota for classics or family heirlooms, Kadereila was about to explode with rage.

If not for the concern that they were in human territory, he could have taken out the family treasure on the spot and given Aoruipusi a profound lesson, letting Aoruipusi know that some classes could never be crossed.

"Brother, what should we do now? I heard the human lord is preparing to let those damned human Merchants board the ship too. Are the other families still willing to continue compressing space for us?"

His sister's words made Kadereila calm down a little. He thought seriously about the current situation and stated his idea, "I have decided to take you all across the Listar Forest to the Akaola Kingdom!"

"Ah—" Kadereila's sister screamed, and the other brothers and sisters also showed expressions of difficulty.

Although Elves were often called "Child of Nature" or "Child of the Forest" by humans, they knew in their hearts how much truth there was to that. Facing an unknown forest and having to head to an unknown kingdom, this truly filled them with fear.